Today, after waiting I finally got my first SS check. Now, since I've been on the ropes for almost the past year, and not having a bank account I tried to cash a fat Social Security check. With my drivers license, passport and social security card, I went to two banks.

The first one was Chase, you know the New York bank that acquired WaMU after they went under. Chase, who has taken billions in bail out money from the taxpayer, refused to cash my check unless I opened an account. I told them that I had just spoken with some one from the local social security office who said any bank should cash it because they take federal funds and rules to operate. Not only that, they use FDIC deposit protection, and get a slush fund interest rate to borrow federal money. Yet they refused to cash a check drawn on the federal treasury with the proper identification.

I got the same bs from the US Bank. Both times, I said bullshit and left. I ended up having to cash it and put the funds on a prepaid debit card account I already had where I wanted to put the money in the first place. But the kicker was it cost me $40 to cash a federal check at banks who took federal taxpayer bailout funds, yet refuse to cash the governments check unless you deposit your money into their bank so they can collect interest off of it or you don't get it cashed.

Well, after this, I got news for you fucking officials in Washington DC and Washington state for that matter that allow banks to do this crap. Any one of you bandits that are running here and support the banking industry and their activities like this aren't getting a vote from me. I'll vote for the Zig Zag Man before I vote your tired, bought and paid for asses. I can remember when American banks were glad to cash your check hoping, not demanding that you deposit your money with them without strong arming you.

I now have it set to go direct deposit to the card I paid 2.4 percent to get there. The feds are now setting up their own debit card thing and after you use it five times, you start getting charged. I have a plan with my debit that I pay a monthly fee with no added charges if I use it 100 times. Uncle Sam when are you and the banking industry going to quit making the collective ass of the US looking like the Lincoln Tunnel after all the fucking its been taking? :wtf:
gypski Reviewed by gypski on . Bailed out banks won't cash SS checks Today, after waiting I finally got my first SS check. Now, since I've been on the ropes for almost the past year, and not having a bank account I tried to cash a fat Social Security check. With my drivers license, passport and social security card, I went to two banks. The first one was Chase, you know the New York bank that acquired WaMU after they went under. Chase, who has taken billions in bail out money from the taxpayer, refused to cash my check unless I opened an account. I told Rating: 5